Building construction



Nm'nQ, 1948. i J. sLoBoDzlAN 2,453,466

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Aprilzo, 1944 5 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEY.

Nov. 9, 1948. 4 J. SLOBbDzmN l 2,453,466

, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION l Filed April 20, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 y y /lvvE/YTQR.

` ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 9, i948 Theobject of this invention is to devise a novel building construction and anovel methodlof inakingit. i*

A` further object of the invention isto devise a novel buildin'gconstruction wherein insulating blocks are employed which are self-sustaining but have insufiicient structural strength to carry the load togwhich the building is to be subjected. One example of a block of this character is known in the trade as Foam Glass and does nothave sufficient structural strength to` carry roof `weights and to take care of wind stresses and shocks.

Insulating, cellular, glass blocks have many valuable characteristicafor example: *1; They insulate from heat and cold.

. .2; They are reproof.

. .3: They` are vermin proof.

5: Theyl are easily machined (sawed orldrilled). 6. They are waterproof. 'l vl I ,Since the blocks are selfesustainingbutgnot load sustaining, the walls, iioors, ceilings and roof are made of columns, 'lintels,`joists and rafters formed by pouring concrete into holes andslots in the: blocks to surroundandiembed reinforcing materials in such holes and slots.` 331,5, Large blocks can be"u`sed,.due to their .lightness,.and since the concrete is used ina-plastic state,"buildings can be erected at speedslequal to that of fabricated buildings with the advantages of utilizing` fewer workmen and with less fabrication atthefactory.

I Since the blocks can be readily'machined `unlimited architectural designs can b employed. (1. y

With the foregoing and other objects in view as Will hereinafter clearly appear, my invention comprehends` a novel building construction and a novel method of making it.

It further comprehends novel wall, floor, ceiling and roof constructions.

Other novel features of construction `and advantage will appear in the detailed description and the appendedclaims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings preferred embodiments thereof which, in practice, will give satisfactory results. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and the invention is not l limited to the exact arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a building construction, embodying my invention.

enTENII yN l `2 Figure 2 is a plan view` of aJ roof Figure `3 is a sectional elevati'n.` i Figure 4 `is a perspective view of astagi'ng.-

Figure 5 is a perspectiveviewof" a wall constructionwith an exterior facing.l 3 Figure Gis a plan viewat a floor levelf Figure 7 `is a plan view of atie inmcourseat the bottom ofawindow level. l Figure 8 is `a sectional@ elevati the ground level.`

`Similar numerals of reference indicate correconstruction.

. spending parts. l

`inthe regular courses of thewall. .i

"Referring to the drawings:` l i l V*- In carrying out my invention, I first poura concretelfoundation. i "l If f 9 `The foundation is `indicated atl `and hascon` ical yholes Zinto which reinforcing rod`s3` areinserted. Y `The holes 2 may be made by forms 4 similar in construction to a flower potll The concrete foundation is allowed to set. l i i `Turnbuckle jacks 5 are supported on the ground t,1 and carry beams 'I on which `a`temporaryviioor Sislaid. l f 1 I employ dierent types of wall blocks? Wall blocks Shave twospaced apertureslllzextending through them from top to bottom, and are .used

`Wall blocks II are used ata floor level `and in additionto the apertures Il) `they .are provided with slots I2 .whichextend `inwardly `from the apertures and `open throughthe top faces ofthe blocks.` Floor blocks I 3 have longitudinally eX tending slots I4 opening through theirtopfaces. Reinforcingrods I5 Vare placed inthe slots` I4. After the`foundation has setythe first` course of wall blocks 9 and` II is laid and concrete is poured into the apertures and slots in the blocks to embed their reinforcing rods. If the ground oor is to be laid, the blocks I3 are placed in position with the reinforcing rods in their slots, and the concrete is poured into thetapertures and slots and allowed to set. Additional reinforcing rods I6 are placed in the apertures I0 and the laying of the wall courses with the `blocks 9 may be continued toa ceiling or roof height. As the building up of the wall courses is continued, the concrete is poured into `the apertures of the blocks and allowed `to set.

i9 which are connected by slots 20 which extend at right angles through such blocks to receive reinforcing rods 2I which also extend into the slots 22 in the blocks I8, which latter have apertures 23 to receive the reinforcing rods I 6.

The tie in course at the roof is shown in Figure 2 where corner blocks I1 and intermediate blocks I8 are employed with their reinforcing rods. The roof is cemented and waterproofed.

Whenthexconcrete has set, va solid, stressed framework of reinforced concrete is provided within the blocks which now in reverse is supporting the insulating blocks.

The bearing partitions between the walls are built up in the same manner as the outer Walls.

The non-bearing partitions are built up of the 'same material but of lesser diameter and smaller columns.

The Walls may be routed out or grooved for the reception of electric Wiring or plumbing.

The interior and .exterior walls may be finished in any desired manner, for example they may be plastered or have stucco applied to them.

. The reinforcing rods may be connected in any desired or conventional manner with each other to provide for the `proper tie in ofthe oor, ceiling and roof .reinforcement with those of the outer walls.

The blocks are machined to size and -shape and may be cemented together as they are laid. f ,If desired, a facing -24 may be applied to the outer walls as shown in` Figure ,5 to interlock with fastening devices V25 carried by the wall blocks. v

As shown in Figure 8, the insulating blocks for theground floor are deeper than the oor blocks of the upperv floors `between opposite side walls and may extend a desired-distance below them. The ground oor is supported on the found-ation Walls. 1

The lower horizontal line extending beyond the wall indicates the foundation line, and the upper line indicates the iioor level.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim .as new .and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.: v

l. A building construction, having the `regular courses in its v walls .i formed of rectangularly shaped, solid blocks of Foam Glass, machined to .size and having yspaced'apertures opening Vthrough their tops and bottoms, the wallblocks at a floor- .level being formed of rectangularly shaped blocks of Foam Glass machined to size with apertures opening through their tops and bottoms to register .with the apertures in the blocks of the regular courses and having slots extending laterally from their apertures and terminating above the bottoms of the blocks at a floor level, rectangularly shaped floor blocks having longitudinally extending channels opening through their tops, metal reinforcements in said apertures of the blocks of the regular courses, metal reinforcements in the channels ofthe floor blocks extending through said slots and into apertures ofthe blocks of the regular ycourses at opposite Walls, and concrete embedding said reinforcements and bonded with said wall and iloor blocks. f

2. The construction specified in claim 1 having at the bottom of the v'window levels inits `wall a tie-in course having intermediate blocks between opposite side Walls with channels openingV through their tops, and corner blocks having apertures to register with the apertures in the blocks of the regular courses and having channels opening from their apertures through their tops and ends to register with the channels of the intermediate blocks, and reinforcements 'in the channels of they intermediate and corner blocks of the tie course and embedded in concrete.

JOSEPH sLoBoDzIAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date Number Name 749,812 Buente Jan. Y19, 1.904 1,128,514 Ricketts Feb. 16, 1915 1,183,410 Taussig May 16, 1916 1,884,319 Smith Oct. 25, 1932 1,887,132 Houghton Nov.'l8, 1932 2,087,523 Meier July 20, 1937 2,114,546 Slayter Apr'. 19, 1938 2,241,169 Yokes May 6, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 82,662 Austria Feb.. 10, 1921 385,502 Great Britain Dec. 29, 1932 424,266 Great Britain Eeb. 15., 1935 v539,210 Great Britain Sept. v1, 1941 v815,906

France ,s Apr.V 19, 1937 ,OTHER REFERENCES i "Foamg1ass, by Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Grant Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Printed. in U. S. A., May A1942, pp. 2, 3 and 4.' ,Y 

